Zelensky says US, Ukraine moving forward on joint drone production

Volodymyr Zelensky said the U.S. and Ukraine are moving forward on a joint drone production plan that would include building a drone factory in the United States. Speaking in an interview released Friday with far-right influencer Laura Zoomer, Zelensky described the effort as an expansion of an initial U.S.-Ukraine drone cooperation arrangement, combining American manufacturing with Ukraine’s battlefield-tested drone technology. He also said some Ukrainian systems can operate at ranges beyond 1,800 miles, with engineers working to extend that distance further. A White House official told Reuters that details are still being discussed ahead of Zelensky’s planned Tuesday meeting with President Trump. Separately, Reuters reported that six Ukrainian companies have been authorized to export roughly 100 drones each to the U.S. under the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance program. The article said the full partnership terms have not yet been released.